Swarovski 8X30 Green CL Companion Binoculars
Swarovski 8X30 Green CL Companion Binoculars
- Objective Lens Cover
- Eyepiece Cover
- Wrist Strap
- Carrying Strap
- CL Companion Field Bag
I had to write this review, even thought I bought these at retail for same price shown here.
We
all read tons of optics reviews, but me, I felt I had to go in person
to try these out, and the store is a cavernous well known retail
outdoors superstore, with lots of game adorning the walls 100-150+ yards
across thereby giving you a good way of seeing how good you can or
cannot see game with some fake cover at hunting distances.
I
tried these Swaro 8x30 CL, Zeiss Conquest HD, Nikon Monarch, Vortex
Diamondback, and Bushnell Elite Ultra HD. All but Swaro were x42
objectives.
The Swaro and Zeiss were same price, the Nikon and Vortex
about half the price of Swaro/Zeiss, and the Bushnell about 1/3rd the
price of Swaro/Zeiss.
The bottom price models were totally fine.
But once I looked thru the Swaros, my eyes could see so easily, the eye
relief and diopter settings so perfectly comfy.
I didn't want to
spend around $1K out the door, but it was to no avail... the Zeiss
really did not come close and it was an 8x42 as were all the other
models.
The Swaro felt brighter even though it was a 30mm objective
vs the Zeiss at 42mm. The way I would characterize the Swaro's is that
your eyes look them with no effort.
WIth ALL the other choices listed
above, I felt like my eyes were still squinting to bring the detail in
the final image that I knew was there. Yes I did make sure to optimize
the diopter settings for each bino to make sure I was giving each a fair
shot.
Swarovski 8X30 Green CL Companion Binoculars
